SXSW Music wristbands are now on sale for Austin residents

Hopefully you’re awake and out of your cedar fever funk, music fans, because now’s the time to hop online and grab your wristbands for the first major music festival on tap to take over Austin in 2014.

Wristbands for South by Southwest Music Festival are now available for purchase for the price of $169, including tax. Currently only Austin residents will be able to purchase the wristbands online, and a credit card must be provided with a billing zip code listed in the Austin area. A list of acceptable zip codes can be found on the wristband site.

Customers can purchase one wristband for themselves and one for another person whose name must be provided at the time of purchase.

SXSW Music 2014 is already shaping up to be as epic and amazing as any year, and will take place from Tuesday, March 11 – Sunday, March 16. Over 2,000 bands from across Texas, America and the world will perform live on over 100 stages across Austin. That may already sound like too many to keep track of, so be sure to read our list of the 12 must-see performers for SXSW 2014, and stay tuned for more exciting announcements as SXSW returns to Austin.